Notebook: Far Post, Schoenfeld And More

By: Adam Jardy

The Columbus Dispatch - July 25, 2013 04:30 PM

Reader Bill Allman emailed me Wednesday evening with a question. On the first New England goal
last weekend, Allman said the television commentators said the Crew’s failure to guard the back
post was a coach’s decision.

I asked head coach Robert Warzycha about the play.

“I know what the person means, guarding the second post,” he said. “Somebody has to be at the
far post so that isn’t headed in. I don’t think that was the problem, guarding the far post.”

What was the problem, then?

“You saw it,” he said. “The guy out-jumped Josh Williams and headed the ball. Andy probably
should do better than he did. He was screened and I think he judged the flight of the ball
differently. I don’t think that guarding the far post, if you have a guy guarding the far post that
means somebody isn’t going to be marking in the box. We have to make sure we have other things
covered.”

Schoenfeld update
Forward Aaron Schoenfeld visited a specialist to examine his injured left shoulder earlier
this week, and Warzycha said the examination showed that Schoenfeld will not need surgery.

Schoenfeld will be out for five weeks, Warzycha said, with what is officially being listed as a
right shoulder sprain.

“It’s better than we thought,” the coach said.

Back rightWilliams, last season’s left back, opened this year at right back. He moved inside when
Gláuber went down with a torn anterior cruciate ligament and has since been sent back to right back
with rookie Chad Barson at left back.

Williams said the solid play of rookie Wil Trapp has impacted everything.

“I think it’s a matter of inserting Wil Trapp (into the midfield),” Williams said. “You put Wil
or Danny (O’Rourke) in there, they’re both good players, but Chad (Marshall) and Danny have a
couple years together under their belts. I think they wanted to try that pairing so they pushed me
back out to the wing to maybe get up and down a bit more. They like that, having another weapon
offensively. That’s what I was told. We’ve got a lot of options at center back. We’ve played pretty
well defensively with Danny back there, so I think they’re comfortable with that.”

Still tryingTuesday, Warzycha said trialist Vinny Weijl will remain with the club until the end of the
week before a decision is made on his future.